simplify writeack api

modules/core/04-channel/v2/keeper/keeper.go

@@ -162,3 +162,35 @@ func (k *Keeper) SetNextSequenceSend(ctx context.Context, clientID string, seque
 		panic(err)
 	}
 }
+
+// SetAsyncPacket writes the packet under the async path
+func (k *Keeper) SetAsyncPacket(ctx context.Context, clientID string, sequence uint64, packet types.Packet) {
+	store := k.KVStoreService.OpenKVStore(ctx)
+	bz := k.cdc.MustMarshal(&packet)
+	if err := store.Set(types.AsyncPacketKey(clientID, sequence), bz); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
+// GetAsyncPacket fetches the packet from the async path
+func (k *Keeper) GetAsyncPacket(ctx context.Context, clientID string, sequence uint64) (types.Packet, bool) {
+	store := k.KVStoreService.OpenKVStore(ctx)
+	bz, err := store.Get(types.AsyncPacketKey(clientID, sequence))
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	if len(bz) == 0 {
+		return types.Packet{}, false
+	}
+	var packet types.Packet
+	k.cdc.MustUnmarshal(bz, &packet)
+	return packet, true
+}
+
+// DeleteAsyncPacket deletes the packet from the async path
+func (k *Keeper) DeleteAsyncPacket(ctx context.Context, clientID string, sequence uint64) {
+	store := k.KVStoreService.OpenKVStore(ctx)
+	if err := store.Delete(types.AsyncPacketKey(clientID, sequence)); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}

modules/core/04-channel/v2/keeper/msg_server.go

@@ -135,9 +135,12 @@ func (k *Keeper) RecvPacket(ctx context.Context, msg *types.MsgRecvPacket) (*typ
 		// Set packet acknowledgement only if the acknowledgement is not async.
 		// NOTE: IBC applications modules may call the WriteAcknowledgement asynchronously if the
 		// acknowledgement is async.
-		if err := k.WriteAcknowledgement(ctx, msg.Packet, ack); err != nil {
+		if err := k.writeAcknowledgement(ctx, msg.Packet, ack); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+	} else {
+		// store the packet temporarily until the application returns an acknowledgement
+		k.SetAsyncPacket(ctx, msg.Packet.DestinationClient, msg.Packet.Sequence, msg.Packet)
 	}
 
 	// TODO: store the packet for async applications to access if required.

modules/core/04-channel/v2/keeper/packet.go

@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ func (k *Keeper) recvPacket(
 	return nil
 }
 
-// WriteAcknowledgement writes the acknowledgement to the store.
-// TODO: change this function to accept destPort, destChannel, sequence, ack
-func (k Keeper) WriteAcknowledgement(
+// writeAcknowledgement writes the acknowledgement to the store and emits the packet and acknowledgement
+// for relayers to relay the acknowledgement to the counterparty chain.
+func (k Keeper) writeAcknowledgement(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	packet types.Packet,
 	ack types.Acknowledgement,
@@ -186,7 +186,33 @@ func (k Keeper) WriteAcknowledgement(
 
 	emitWriteAcknowledgementEvents(ctx, packet, ack)
 
-	// TODO: delete the packet that has been stored in ibc-core.
+	return nil
+}
+
+// WriteAcknowledgement writes the acknowledgement and emits events for asynchronous acknowledgements
+// this is the method to be called by external apps when they want to write an acknowledgement asyncrhonously
+func (k *Keeper) WriteAcknowledgement(ctx context.Context, clientID string, sequence uint64, ack types.Acknowledgement) error {
+	sdkCtx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(ctx)
+
+	// Validate the acknowledgement
+	if err := ack.Validate(); err != nil {
+		sdkCtx.Logger().Error("write acknowledgement failed", "error", errorsmod.Wrap(err, "invalid acknowledgement"))
+		return errorsmod.Wrap(err, "invalid acknowledgement")
+	}
+
+	packet, ok := k.GetAsyncPacket(ctx, clientID, sequence)
+	if !ok {
+		return errorsmod.Wrapf(types.ErrInvalidAcknowledgement, "packet with clientID (%s) and sequence (%d) not found for async acknowledgement", clientID, sequence)
+	}
+
+	// Write the acknowledgement to the store
+	if err := k.writeAcknowledgement(ctx, packet, ack); err != nil {
+		sdkCtx.Logger().Error("write acknowledgement failed", "error", errorsmod.Wrap(err, "write acknowledgement failed"))
+		return errorsmod.Wrap(err, "write acknowledgement failed")
+	}
+
+	// Delete the packet from the async store
+	k.DeleteAsyncPacket(ctx, clientID, sequence)
 
 	return nil
 }

modules/core/04-channel/v2/keeper/packet_test.go

@@ -301,11 +301,13 @@ func (suite *KeeperTestSuite) TestWriteAcknowledgement() {
 				AppAcknowledgements: [][]byte{mockv2.MockRecvPacketResult.Acknowledgement},
 			}
 
+			// mock receive with async acknowledgement
 			suite.chainB.App.GetIBCKeeper().ChannelKeeperV2.SetPacketReceipt(suite.chainB.GetContext(), packet.DestinationClient, packet.Sequence)
+			suite.chainB.App.GetIBCKeeper().ChannelKeeperV2.SetAsyncPacket(suite.chainB.GetContext(), packet.DestinationClient, packet.Sequence, packet)
 
 			tc.malleate()
 
-			err := suite.chainB.App.GetIBCKeeper().ChannelKeeperV2.WriteAcknowledgement(suite.chainB.GetContext(), packet, ack)
+			err := suite.chainB.App.GetIBCKeeper().ChannelKeeperV2.WriteAcknowledgement(suite.chainB.GetContext(), packet.DestinationClient, packet.Sequence, ack)
 
 			expPass := tc.expError == nil
 			if expPass {

modules/core/04-channel/v2/types/keys.go

@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 package types
 
+import "fmt"
+
 const (
 	// SubModuleName defines the channelv2 module name.
 	SubModuleName = "channelv2"
+
+	// KeyAsyncPacket defines the key to store the async packet.
+	KeyAsyncPacket = "async_packet"
 )
+
+// AsyncPacketKey returns the key under which the packet is stored
+// if the receiving application returns an async acknowledgement.
+func AsyncPacketKey(clientID string, sequence uint64) []byte {
+	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%d", KeyAsyncPacket, clientID, sequence))
+}